fiddlehead

ˈfɪdəlˌhɛd

Definition

Definition of fiddlehead - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

pattern

Rare

ornamental design shaped like a curled fern frond

Rare

The gate featured intricate fiddleheads at each post..

scroll

volute

fern frond

TECH.

young curled frond of certain ferns used as food

TECH.

Fiddleheads are harvested in spring when they are tightly coiled..

fiddle decoration

TECH.

scroll-shaped decoration at a fiddle's tip

TECH.

The fiddlehead was intricately carved on the violin.

scroll

spiral

volute

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Images of fiddlehead

ornamental design shaped like a curled fern frond
young curled frond of certain ferns used as food

Origin of fiddlehead

English, fiddle (violin) + head (top)

Examples of fiddlehead in a sentence

The antique mirror had a border of golden fiddleheads.
Chefs prize fiddleheads for their unique flavor and texture.
Fiddlehead ferns are a seasonal delicacy in many regions.
The craftsman specialized in creating fiddleheads.
Each fiddlehead was unique in its design.

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French:motif en forme de crosse de fougère, crosse de fougère, ...
German:Farn-Design, Farnwedel, ...
Italian:motivo di felce, punte di felce, ...
Spanish:adorno de helecho, frondas de helecho, ...
Portuguese:decoração de samambaia, broto de samambaia, ...
Chinese:蕨类装饰, 蕨菜, ...
Japanese:シダの装飾, こごみ, ...
Arabic:زَخْرَفَة نَبَاتِيَّة, بُراعِم السَّرْخَس, ...
Hebrew:עִטּוּר כִּנּוֹר, נִיצְנֵי שַׁרְךְ, ...
Russian:узор в виде папоротника, молодой побег папоротника, ...
Ukrainian:дизайн папороті, пагін папороті, ...
Hindi:फर्न की डिज़ाइन, कच्ची फर्न, ...
Bengali:ফার্ন নকশা, ফার্ন কুঁড়ি, ...
Catalan:disseny de falguera, brot de falguera, ...
Czech:kapradinový motiv, mladý stočený list kapradiny, ...
Danish:bregne design, bregneskud, ...
Dutch:varenornament, varenkrul, ...
Greek:σχέδιο φτέρης, φύλλο φτέρης, ...
Hungarian:páfránylevél alakú díszítőmotívum, fiatal feltekeredett páfránylevél, ...
Khmer:លំនាំលម្អរាងដូចស្លឹកហ្វ៊ែនកោង, ស្លឹកខ្ចីរបស់ដើមផ្កាស្លាបដែលមូលក្រវិល និងអាចបរិភោគបាន, ...
Korean:고사리 장식, 고사리순, ...
Persian:طرح سرخس, سرخس جوان, ...
Polish:motyw paprociowy, młody pęd paproci, ...
Portuguese (BR):ornamento de samambaia, broto de samambaia, ...
Romanian:ornament de ferigă, mlădițe de ferigă, ...
Swedish:ormbunke design, ormbunke skott, ...
Thai:ลายยอดเฟิร์น, ยอดเฟิร์น, ...
Turkish:eğrelti otu tasarımı, eğrelti otu sürgünü, ...
Vietnamese:thiết kế dương xỉ, đọt dương xỉ, ...

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